Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:49 pm  

TV BOY wrote:

I think every championship and championship1 club should strive to put a coach on for this final and make Blackpool the Championships Wembley. We could have a ball. Get some tick and pass games on the beach like last year. A donkey grand national, without jumps and donkeys.

Fantastic idea...not sure anyone was playing tick and pass in that weather last year though

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:52 pm  

[quote="Leyther_Matt"]Thursday 5th or Sunday 8th July.

Thursday July 5 I go to Benidorm on the 6th and will be back for the next home game.

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:25 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

If Fax can manage to get there i hope its against Leigh. Would be a great day out for the fans, which probably wont happen if Fev get there and will also be a great game as it wont be too much of a spectacle watching Fax smash Fev.

Dont worry m8y if, and it is a big if we get past Leigh were all hoping its Fax, because boy do we owe you big time

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:40 pm  

I love this comp and all who sail with her.

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:05 pm  

I agree with the poster who says the Sheffield v Halifax game is the one for TV - it will clearly be the better match and a good South/West Yorkshire derby with a cracking atmosphere.
The Fev v Leigh game will be boring and as Post Office road has no cover on the away end and the forecast is for torrential rain that night the away support will be non existant so surely the modern stadia(s) of Sheffield is just what viewers will want to see


Joking apart I really do hope Fev v Leigh is on the Sunday I feel this one could get a very big gate.
If shunted to the Thursday night minority TV channel game the gate will still be decent IMO but will be reduced massively.

Wanted a home draw but at this stage it didn't matter who we got as all the sides left in at are good enough to win the competiton.

Anyone know when its announced when we play (if its not been announced already)

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:32 am  

RFL need to select the Sheff v Fax fixture due to ease of travel, then we can showcase this and get a great gate on - free coaches???

Thursday night across the 62 is a terrible journey.

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:36 am  

So is the M1. Fev v Leigh the tv game for me.

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:43 am  

well obviously its the hardest game we could of got, however if we play to our potential, then imo we can and will beat fev. we seem to have some sort of mental block when it comes to playing fev away, as though we're 12 points down before we kick off. We have to start quick and hard, like they do to us, we cant afford to play average in 1st half like we have done recently, then storm back in the 2nd, because fev will be to far in front. I was at first disapointed with the draw, but i have slept on it and i think we owe them one and our lads can deliver.

have faith in rowley and the lads

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:06 am  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

So is the M1. Fev v Leigh the tv game for me.

Fev v Leigh has the potential for a wow!! crowd at this level, just as v Fax or Leigh v Fax/Fev would. Sheffield have no fans so playing Thursday wont really effect the gate as much.

Fax to Fev would be over the tops not via M62/M1 surely, joining M1 at Barnsley - 30 mins max

Re: Northern Rail Cup Semi Final Draw : Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:43 am  

We got the hardest game in the quarters, and now the hardest game in the semis, boy are they making it tough for us to retain the trophy